Dirigible lamp for vehicles



Dec. 13, 1927.

H. C. SEITZ DIRIGIBLE LAMP FOR VEHICLES Filed Jan.2l. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR A TTORNE Dec. 13, 1927.

H. C. SEITZ DIRIGIBLB mu? r'on VEHICLES Filed Jan. 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a 1 11 ink 5 "A- 'IIIIIII Q'IIIIIIIIIIIIIII INVENTOR BY and 6. i, A TTORNE Patented Dec. 13, 1927. I r

UNITED STATES. PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY CLINTON snrrz, or NILES, oHIo.

DIRIGIBLE LAMP FOR VEHICLES.

Application filed January 21, 1925. Serial No. 8,785.

This invention relates to improvements in a filler of wood or other material 13, in dirigible lamps for vehicles and has for its this channel between the opposite vertical object to provide improved movable lamp flanges. mounts and improved means for actuating A tubular sleeve 14, extends vert'icall,

the same whereby the light projected by the through the brace-bar and also through the lamps may be directed to one side or difiller therein and the upper end of this sleeve rectl forward of the vehicle at the will of is provided with an enlarged circular head the river. 15, and with an annular shoulder 16 which The invention is illustrated in the accomlatter is located immediately above the panying drawings, wh'erein,- brace-bar,-a packing washer 17, being Fig. 1 shows in perspective, the forward interposed between said shoulder and said portions'of an automobile to which my imbar.

proved lamp devices are attached. The lower end of the tubular sleeve 14, is Fig. 2 illustrates the same in top or plan externally screw-threaded so that a nut 18, 15 View. may be screwed thereon and draw the sleeve Fig. 3 shows an enlarged vertical secdown and rigidly lock it with respect to the tional detail through one of the lamp brace-bar. mounts,the section being taken on the line The enlarged head 15, atthe upper end 3-3 of Fig. 1. i of the sleeve is provided in its upper face 20 Fig. 4 illustrates an enlarged sectional with a circular ball-race 19 in which a. series elevation of the actuating devices as the same of balls 20 are placed for a purpose that I would appear if viewed on the line 44 of will presently be made clear.

Fig. 1. A tubular stem 21 extends down 'verti- Fig. 5 shows the lamp mount and its cally through the sleeve 14, and has a screw- 5 actuating levers in sectional plan view;- threaded lower end which projects below the section beingtaken on the line 55 of the lower end of said sleeve, as shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Fig. 6 illustrates the slotted actuating The lower projecting threaded end of'the arm as the same would appear if viewed on stem 21, is flattened on one side as at 22, in

so the line 66 of Fig. 4;. Fig. 5 for a purpose that will presently be Fig. 7 shows a sectional detail through explained and a nut '23 on the stem holds the the instrument board in front of the driver latter against vertical play in the sleeve 14 together with the hand lever for operating through which it extends.

the lamps, and A packing washer 24 is interposed be- 35 F 8 illustrates the same devices as tween the nut 23 and the lower end of sleeve. viewed from the drivers seat: The upper end of the tubular stem 21 Referring to the drawings the numeral 10 has a circular head 25 whose under side is designates the front wheel-guards or'fenders provided with an annular channel or race at the opposite sides of the vehicle, and 11 which receives the balls 20 in the head 15 40 a brace-bar which'connects said fenders and beneath it so that the head 25, and stem 21 extends horizontally in front of the radiator may readily be turned with respect to the 12. head 15 and the brace-bar. The head 25 is This horizontal brace-bar 11 is utilized by of a greater diameter than the head 15, so me as a support for the lamp-mounts. as to overhang the latter and a plurality 'of 45 As there are two lamp-mounts of like bolt-holes 26, extend vertically through said construction, a description of one will apply head 25. equally to the other. The lamp 27, has a base 28 that seats By reference to Fig. 3 of the drawing it upon the upper side of head 25, and bolts will be noted that the horizontal brace-bar 29 rigidly secure the lamp-base down on 50 11 is of channel formation and that I place said head so that when the head 25 and this arm or lever is held on the stem by means of a nut 31. V

Washers 32 and 33 are placed on the stem above and below the lever 30 to prevent rattling.

The arm or lever 30 extends laterally and .in a'horizonta-l direction from the tubular stem and the outer end of this lever is provided with a plurality of vertically-extending perforations or holes 34.

A connecting-rod or bar 35,'extends from the. lever 30 on one stem-end to thelever 30 on the other stem-end whereby the two lamp-mounts may be moved in unison and by pivotally engaging the ends of this bar in one or the other of the perforations 34, one lamp may be swung in a horizontal plane to a greater degree than the other lamp. VThis is indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing wherein the bar 35, has one end pivotally engaging one lever 30 through the outermost perforation whereas the other end of said bar is pivotally engaged with the other lever through the second perforation so that when the bar 35 is moved horizon tally the lamp at the left will be swung a greater distance than the lamp at the right.

This is especially desirable when vehicles are approaching each other, because by thus shifting the lamps, the light rays may be projected laterally to prevent the light from blinding the approaching driver, and one lamp will direct its rays off to one side of the road to illuminate the extreme side edge of the road and thus enable the driver to see and avoid running off the road or striking objects or persons on that side of the road.

By means of this arrangement it is unnecessary to dim the lights and the driverhas the advantage of full light on the road even when passing other vehicles.

In further carrying out my invention I provide means for horizontally moving the connecting-rod or bar 35 from the dash or instrument board as will now be explained.

Through the rod 35 there extends a. hOl'l. zontal bolt 36 whose rear end has a squared portion 37 and a head 38 at the rear of said squared portion, as clearly seen in Figs. 4

and 6 of the drawings.

This bolt 36 passes through a'slot 39 in a 7 depending actuating arm 40, and the squared portion 37 thereof has position in said slot while the head 38 seats against the rear side of the arm.

A spring 41, is coiled about the bolt 36 betweenthe rod 35 and the arm 40 and tends to constantly press the rod out toward the outer end of the bolt but will permit said rod to move rearwardly on the bolt by compressing the spring. V

This arrangement is provided because when the rod 35, is moved horizontally it one side of the radiator frame 43, and under and to the rear of the hood 44 and the rear end of this rod passes through the instr'u ment-board 45 and carries a hand-lever 46. In the present, instance this hand-lever has a rounded lug 47 on its under side which confronts a segment-plate 48 that is attached 7 to the instrument-board and this plate is provided with a plurality of depressions 49 into which the lug 48, may seat and thereby hold the lever in any one of a plurality of positions.

Each tubular stem 21, has a central passage 50 therethrough which opens at the upper side of the head 25, so that wiring for supplying current for the lamps may be passed up through said stems.

It is believed to be obvious that by swing ing the hand-lever 46 on the instrumentboard, rod 42, will be operated and arm 40 on the forward end of that rod will be swung in either a left or right direction and that rod 35, will be moved correspondingly which will swing levers 30 and thus rotate the lamp-mounts and the lamps thereon.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. The combination with an automobile having a radiator, of a crossbar extending horizontally in front of the radiator, two rotatable lamp-supports mounted on said cross-bar, a lamp attached to each support, a lever extending horizontally from each support, a connecting-rod extending horizontally between and pivotally connected to said levers, a rod extending rearwardly from the connecting-rod, a slotted arm on the forward end of said latter rod, a bolt extending through the connecting-bar and having a squared portion in the slot of the arm and a spring on the bolt between the said arm and the connecting-bar.

2. The combination with a vehicle having a radiator and wheel fenders, of a channelbar extending horizontally between and sustained by the fenders, tubular sleeves near each end of the channel-bar and extending vertically through said bar each sleeve having a flat head above the channel-bar and each flat head having a ball race in its upper side, a stem extending through each tubular sleeve and projecting below the latter,the

upper end of each stem having a fiat head to each lever and a rod extending forward with a ball race in its under side and the from a point accessible to the driver and 10 heads on the stems being of a greater dimeans connecting the forward end of the rod ameter than the heads on the sleeves, a lamp with the connecting rod.

bolted to each stem-head at the outer side In testimony whereof he affixes his signaof the ball-races,a lever secured to the lower ture.

projecting end of each stem below the tubular sleeves, a connecting rod pivotally connected HENRY CLINTON SEITZ. 

